MESSAGING SERVER TO REDIRECT AN INSTANT MESSAGE TO A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20100121930A1
• Filed: 01/20/2010
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Blight, David C., Kammer, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,433,294 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A messaging server is configured to receive an instant message comprising a message address and to store a mobile device ID associated with the message address. The messaging server is configured to redirect the instant message to a mobile device associated with the mobile device ID and to send the instant message to the mobile device.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A system, comprising:

a messaging server configured to receive an instant message comprising a message address, to store a mobile device ID associated with the message address, to redirect the instant message to a mobile device associated with the mobile device ID, and to send the instant message to the mobile device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the mobile device ID comprises a telephone number associated with the mobile device.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the instant message is redirected if specified by a user.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the instant message is sent based on a mobile device event, wherein a mobile device event comprises a notification in the change of a property of the mobile device.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the messaging server comprises a push delivery queue configured to queue the redirected instant message until the redirected instant message can be sent to the mobile device.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the messaging server is configured to redirect the instant message to the mobile device based on configuration data.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the configuration data is received as a configuration message from a user.

30. The system of claim 23, wherein the messaging server is configured to store the message address and the mobile device ID, wherein the mobile device ID may be deleted by a user.